Stand for fitting shoes



oct. 25.19.27.v 1,646,717

W. H. WHITE STAND FOR FITTING SHOES n l v Filed Sept. 22. 1924 Patented ogres, 1927, i. igiyl s 7 .A S

WILLIAM H. WHITE, or afi-INOX', MASSACHUSETTS, vassrenoa-To' REGAL SHOTl `*oord-r' i `fr r f v PANY,A or WHITMAN; MASSACHUSETTS, ,A conronATroN or iriaSSacri-uSETTS; j

STAND For. rITTinG SHoEs.

Application inea september- 22, '1924.' 'serial No. saossfff Tliis'invention relates to a stand forl conveniently supporting thefoot of'a customer, either .for the purpose of trying on and lite ting shoes or for polishing shoes, or other purposes 'Where itis desired to present the foot tothe operator or salesman vin a convenient position.- l

`In its general features theinvention com-` prises a supportingbase in whichv is mount# ed aslidable plunger carrying "at its top a footqrest7 said yplungerI being shiftable automatically to operative position yfor use,

While being capable of being depressed lto loWer'edposition in which the foot rest lies closev to the supporting base so as not to form 'an obstacle to thek customer When talr-l Aing or leaving his seat.

j `Anotherfeature "of ythe invention consists not merely-in the automatic raising ofthe foot rest ftooperative position for. use, but also Vvin the provision of-elastic means for yieldingly supporting the foot rest insnch position. Another feature'of the linvention resides in the combination with such a slidableV foot support With pneumatic apparatus by 'which its movements.'arc effected and controlled.

These and other features ofthe linvention will be set forth in the followingspe1 Figure 2 is a detail ciiication and Will be defined` in `the claims hereto annexed. j

In the accompanying drawingsI haveillustrated a simple form of construction V.and arrangement embodying the principles of this invention, in which:

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation showing a stand or platform equipped Withfmy im-4 proved foot support.- v if i View showing, in cross section, the valve chamber 'and valve by .Which the compressed air that is utilized to operatethe device is applied and controlled.

`.Figure 8 is a detail 4vieW showing,in central 'vertical section, the lconstructicm of,

the sleeve or plunger secured to the licor of the platform to support the slidable footV Support member.

' In the practice ofthis invention accordl ing to the form illustrated in the drawings,

I haveV mounted the foot rest in a raised platform l, which may be provided with a chair or other suitable seat for 'the customer,`

partly indicated at la, 'The iixture or rsa racket Whichv forms the supporting element for the foot rest member `iS shown inthe form ofl a sleeve provided 'With'aperiph eral iiange 3, arranged inanfobli'que plane to the aXis'ofjthe sleeve inforder to allovvl` vthe footirest tomove kupward atan-oblique ,angle to the floor;l The attachingiiange G5 l foot rest 5,"Which is preferablyipivoted tov the upper end of the plunger.` pivot pin 6, v

passing through' i the plunger, Yand -a depending lug-52k The upper end ofthe plungerv isV cutzoffvso Vas to presentgtwo ang ular;faces stantiallyV horizontal planepthelatter, in Ya stops or vsupports for fthe pivotal foot rest in its loyveredpositionand in its raised lpof-l sition, respectively, thel latter beingfso. Vdisdovvnvvardly inc-lined plane so asto form" posed` as to'give the footplate `a convenient I i angle lfor sustaiiiingthefoot of the customer Whenseatedin the chair. y i l j vl I The sleeve 2 is provided at its'loWer end V Witlran enlarged socket 'in whichiistightly Q secured or seatedthe upper end-of a piston tube or chamber 7, and the annular* shoujlfy der Aagainst whichthe'endi oftheltubefabuts is provided with a notch' 22, Vto en gageland' guidea vguide pinllc projectin @fro'mone side of the plunger t When the lp unger isin raisedp position.' This notchedy shoulder forms also a stop` to limit-the upward movement-of the plunger 'under kthe pressure of the 'elastic medium' employed *to` raise itto. y

servicev position@ On the lovverfendV of the plunger is secured vanl air-tight piston f 1Q Which,- in the form shown, is` acted uponA compressed air vadmitted at Williabove and lie-lon1 the piston in order to giveit the dfsired downward o r upward movement.

. The .pistonl chamber isprovided above lthe uppermost position of the piston with :a` v

port 11, connected-,by ,an ain-.tube 12,*vvith the valvel chamber `.15.

` Thelowerend of the. piston chamber is l alsofpr'ovided With'afport ,lvvhich is con--v l .nected Wit-litho air'chambe'r 15 throughfthe air pipe or tube 14; A compressed air sup-` 10siv ply pipe 16 is Valso connected with said 'valve chamberffromja suitable source of supply, andV in ltheY valve chamber "is mountf. ed a rotatable vtWo-Way valve plugflwlclr vis operated 'through the medium ofl an upy 7o u 4f and 4% the former extending ina-'subL The liow ofthe air will be understood b reference to 'Figure 2,n in which the diifer-ent nipples 12a, 14a and 16 are numbered in accordance with the different pipes communicating therewith; According to thefillustration of Figure 2, the position ofth-e two-way valve is such as-to place the supply pipe in communication with the port 13, through tubell, to raise the piston and foot rest while the passage on the other side of the lvalve establishes communication betweenrthe port 11 and the exhaust port 19 of the valve chamber. Then it is desired to lower the foot rest, the shifting of the valve through an arc of .90 degrees ina counter-clockwise directionk opens communication between the exhaust 19 and port 13 at the lower endand introduces compressed air above the piston. In this position the'plunger descends until the foot rest comes into contact with the floor of the platform upon which it lies snugly, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1. 1 f

The ports in the piston chamber' are of such relatively small-'area compared with the surface of the pist-onas to prevent any severe ,shock resulting from the induced Y movement of the plunger from one position to the other. The luse of a compressible medium for raising and supporting the plunger provides a certain elasticity for the foot rest. The valve, when turned to directly close either opposite pair of ports in the valve chamber,VA can be used to conine any desired volume of air in the lower end lofthe pia-ton chamber so that if, after the customer has vplaced his foot on the rest,` it is found too high for his individual convenience a part of the supporting volume vof air may be vented yand the valve chamber'closed so as to allow the foot rest to stand at a somewhat lower level where it is supported by the' elastic coniined Vbody of air against l the downward pressure of the foot.

The upper'end of the sleeve 2 is provided with a recess forming a stuffing box into which ,is fitted a gland 21 to prevent leakage of air from the piston chamber.4 v

That I claim is:

1. A stand for shoe fitting embracing in combination a supporting sleeve, 4a piston relier/17 chamber, a piston plunger slidable up andV foot-supporting rest embracing an oblique` bearing sleeve secured in the platform floor in front ofthe seat, a downward tubular extension securedthereto and forming a pist0n chamber, a piston plunger slidably mounted in said sleeve and chamber to respond to unbalanced pressure of air upon opposite sides of the piston, a foot-plate connected to the upperend of said plunger by a loose connection permitting it to lie iiat upon the platform floor when the plunger is lowered, and means ,for controlling the inflow and the exhaust of air on opposite sides of 'the piston to raise and-to lower the plunger landefoot-rest at will.

3. In a shoe ittin'g kstand yhaving a raised,k platform floor, the combination of a bear-` ing sleeve secured thereto to project downward belowthe platform, a downward ex-V tension of said sleeve adapted to form a piston chamber for a piston plunger mounted in said sleeve, means for admit-ting into said chamber and exhausting therefrom at will compressed air to raise orl lower said plunger, a foot-rest plate mounted on the upperend of said plunger and formed to lie fiat against the top of the platform when lowered, and an air-tight packing gland located inthe upper recessed end of said sleeve to prevent leakage as the piston slides to and fro. y

4., In a. shoe-fitting stand having a raised platfornnthe combination-of a downwardly and rearwardlyinclined bearing sleeve having an attaching langevsecuring it to the underside of the platform'iioor and having a packing gland locatedv in its upper end, a piston chamber forming a downwardcon-A tinuation offsaid sleeve, a piston plunger mounted in said sleeve, a foot-rest plate mounted onthe upperend of said plunger, said piston. chamber being lprovided with ports on opposite sides of the piston for admitting or exhausting compressed air at the will of tl'1eAoperatOr.

In witness whereof, I have s bscribed the above specification. A

WILLIAM rr; wenn 

